Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, is a meleeagilityhero, best known for his slippery nature and his ability to do Mischief, deceiving his enemies by turning into trees and other objects. Armed with his magic extending staff, the Monkey King slams the ground with Boundless Strikes, and leaps to the treetops to have advantage over his foes with Tree Dance. Perched on a tree, he gains a clear view of his surroundings, allowing him to jump down on unsuspecting targets, dealing heavy damage and slowing their escape with Primal Spring. As a carry, the Monkey King is granted extra damage and lifesteal from Jingu Mastery after landing consecutive attacks on his opponents. In a teamfight, at Wukong's Command an army of clones is sent out across the battlefield to fight for him, while he himself has his armor increased. Together with the help of his clones and his team, the Monkey King is a force to be reckoned with.

For 500 years the mountain pressed down upon him, only his head free from the crushing weight of the stonewrought prison the elder gods had summoned to halt his childish rebellion. Moss grew along the lines of his exposed face, tufts of grass sprouted from his ears; his vision was framed in wildflowers reaching from the soil around his cheeks. Most thought him long dead, tormented by the gods for waging war against the heavens until naught but his legend survived. But, as the stories go, the Monkey King cannot die.

So he waited. Until the gods came to offer a chance at absolution, he endured. And when they did come to name the price, Sun Wukong accepted their charge: he would accompany a young acolyte on a secret pilgrimage, protect him from demons and dangers of the road, and guide the man home in possession of a coveted relic. Do that, and humbly obey the human's commands in service to their holy mission, and Wukong would prove himself reformed.

For a change, Sun Wukong fulfilled his oath to the gods with honor, and atoned for the sins of past insurrections. The acolyte, much learned in hardships, was returned to his home temple, relic in hand; and Wukong-finding himself for the first time in proper standing with any gods of consequence-was content for a short while to give up his old thirst for adventure and glory. But the Monkey King was born for mischief...and offending the gods never gets old.

Monkey King jumps to a tree and perches atop it. While perched, he gains the Primal Spring ability-a channeled leap attack. If Monkey King's tree is destroyed, he falls and is stunned for 4 seconds. Taking damage from player controlled units or Roshan while on the ground puts Tree Dance on cooldown.

Cast Animation: 0.3+0

Cast Range: 1000 ( 1600)

Damage Cooldown: 3

Day Tree Vision: 800 ( 1100)

Night Tree Vision: 400 ( 700)

Unperch Stun Duration: 4

1.2

The stun upon falling off of a tree pierces spell immunity.

Getting rooted while already leaping does not cancel the leap.

Modifiers

Bounce Leap: Undispellable.

Tree Dance Activity: Undispellable.

Bounce Perch: Undispellable.

Tree Dance Hidden: Undispellable.

Unperched Stunned: Dispellable with strong dispels.

Sun Wukong dances nimbly along the treetop canopy, always just out of arm's reach.

Changes Monkey King's shape to deceive opponents, using the environment nearby as inspiration for the disguise. Taking damage, attacking, or using any item or ability breaks Monkey King's disguise. Grants damage immunity for 0.2 upon transforming.

Cast Animation: 0+0.53

Set Movement Speed (Default): 200

Set Movement Speed (as Courier): 380

Search Radius: 350

Damage Immunity Duration: 0.2

20

Modifiers

Transform: Dispellable with any dispel.

Watch out for that tree.

Notes:

This is an innate ability and does not need to be learned. It is not bound to any ability, but to Monkey King himself.

Monkey King creates a circular formation of soldiers that spread out from his position. If Monkey King leaves the area his soldiers disperse. The soldiers have Monkey King's attack and only target heroes. Monkey King is granted bonus armor for the spell's duration.

Cast Animation: 1.2+0.37

Cast Range: 550

First Ring Radius: 300

Second Ring Radius: 750

Third Ring Radius: 0 ( 1100)

Leadership Radius: 780 ( 1130)

Passive Spawn Radius: 0 (300)

Passive Spawn Interval: 0 (3.5)

Number of First Ring Soldiers: 5

Number of Second Ring Soldiers: 9

Number of Third Ring Soldiers: 0 ( 7)

Soldiers Attack Interval: 1.2

Armor Bonus: 12/18/24 ( 112/118/124)

Max Duration: 13

130/110/90

100

Spawns a monkey soldier near you at regular intervals. Soldiers do not spawn while invisible or on trees. Soldiers only attack buildings when Monkey King himself is nearby.

Modifiers

Fur Army Damage Bonus: Undispellable.

Monkey King rips out a tuft of fur to blow at his enemies, charging each strand to transform into a copy of himself.

Notes:

Upon cast, 14 ( 21) clones of Monkey King spawn which immediately walk to their determined spot in the formation.

The clones walk at a speed of 700 and have unobstructed movement, walking through cliffs and trees.

The formation they take is always the same except when space is limited by the edges of the map.

The first ring soldiers form a pentagon within a 300 radius circle, with the tip always facing north.

The second ring soldiers form a nonagon within a 750 radius circle, with the tip always facing north as well.

( The third ring soldiers form a heptagon within a 1100 radius circle, with the tip always facing north as well.)

The soldiers are invulnerable and considered hidden (although visible), making them immune to almost every spell.

The soldiers are hero clones of Monkey King, copying all attributes of Monkey King, with some special exceptions. They are not illusions.

Eye of Skadi gives Monkey King more survivability and strong slowing effect to help land the multiple hits needed to charge Jingu Mastery. The soldiers from Wukong's Command can apply the slow as well.

Having survived every encounter with the wrathful gods, the immortal Sun Wukong returns to do what he does best: cause endless Mischief. Tricky and deceptive, the Monkey King takes the shape of a tree, and lies in wait to Boundless Strike the unsuspecting with his extendable staff. He leaps nimbly from treetop to treetop, scouting the ideal location to crash down on enemies with Primal Spring. A tuft of hair—plucked from his head—scatters into the wind, transforming into legions of soldiers. Under Wukong's Command, the clone army makes certain that no foe ever leaves the field without battling the Monkey King himself.

The emblem on a ground made by Primal Spring is called a bagua, which is a Daoist symbol that represents the fundamental principles of reality.

Monkey King's was voiced in his teaser trailer by Matthew Mercer, who also voiced the Monkey King hero from Heroes of Newerth. However, his voice actor was later changed to Bill Millsap.

Monkey King's Chinese voice actor is Shihong Li, who also voiced Monkey King in the famous 1986 TV show, Journey to the West.

The sound effect played during Wukong's Command (Link▶️) comes from a Balinese music and dance called kecak. Accompanied by male chorus, this ritual song depicts a battle where a group of monkeys (Vanara) helped Prince Rama to fight the evil King Ravana.

One of Monkey King's lines directed at Storm Spirit, "I've seen Xin and Kaolin. Where's your other brother?" implies the existence of a fourth spirit, presumably Void Spirit, who was revealed two years later at The International 2019.

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